Edna Post 4

Blog Post 4

April 6, 329 BC

I am sitting on the back of my new horse right now, but before I continue on my journey, I clear up a few details. I arrived at a ranch with tons of horses. I ended up buying a horse named Hai, which means coming from the sea. And, seeing that we were traveling from Wuhan to the ocean, he seemed like he would be a good pick. I paid the horse seller 5 silver coins for him. I bought a months worth of horse food and bags to connect to his saddle for water and food for me. Now all we would have to do is ride for a week or so and we would arrive in Shanghai.

April 9, 329 BC

Its been a few days now and I have reached the outskirts of Shanghai. The Yangtze river is a beautiful greenish blue color today, and I have never been happier to see it. Hai is starting to get restless from all this endless running, but we are luckily going to be there in a matter of days.

 

April 10, 329 BC

I decided that I should take a break from all this endless riding and treat myself. And I know what you are thinking, and sadly, it is NOT prunes. I am going to a monkey who will share with me the basic beliefs of buddhism.

Well, just about the only things I learned are 1. Apparently we aren’t taught by monkeys, but by monks, and 2. Buddha went all around china teaching people to be enlightened. Anyway, me and Hai have finally reached our destination. My mom’s old house is mine now, and I am ready to start a new life here. Before I left, Ai Chen, (The Rice farmer) showed me how to make noodles. Of course, I was amazing at it and I prepared them for dinner tonight. Ok, maybe I didn’t and I just bought them, but hey, its the thought that counts, right? I am going to pray to Buddha tonight. Maybe I’ll even offer him some prunes. Or maybe I’ll just eat them. But after 4 weeks getting from Wuhan to Shanghai, its been a memorable experience full of great (and not so great) people.

Edna Post 3

Blog Post 3

February 29, 329 BC

Its been a week since I have wrote in my journal. Its only a little while longer until I reach Shanghai. Where did we leave off? Oh yeah. That annoying boat driver dropped me off and I had to take a horse the rest of the way, which by the way, wasn't much better than riding in that boat. Da fell off the boat twice, and me being my heroic self, I helped him up. Okay fine, I was the one who fell off. Anyway, the rest of the way I am walking, and I am trying to find a place near the end of the Yangtze River to start living. There isn’t many homes for very far, and all I see is mostly cows and hills. Well, I better start walking I guess. I’ll write as soon as I get into civilization.

April 5, 329 BC

Okay, I’m back, and I have am in a city named Nanjing. Its been almost two weeks since I last wrote, and not much has happened since. Here I have decided to buy a horse, because that will be way better than walking, mostly because my bunions have grown to the size of a prune. Ahh prunes. I haven’t had one for a few weeks now. Well, the sooner I leave this place and arrive in Shanghai, the better. As I am walking, I notice tons of statues, all of them looking fairly new. A bunch of people are walking the streets right now, and I will probably be find someone with horses in a matter of minutes. Some people are even on horses right now. I might have to stop off and see if I can stay at someones house first. I am feeling EXHAUSTED right now. I have done the math, and I would have to walk for about 80 odd days, ten miles a day, just to get to shanghai. I need to get that horse. Well, see you in a little bit.

Red Entry 4

It has been a couple of days since I last wrote. Right now I’m only about a dozen miles to the next town. I was eager to reach the next town so I was having Wan go really fast and that was my mistake. It took even longer to get there and i had to take breaks so Wan could catch his breath. Little did I know that bandits were hiding above me watching from trees. So this continued till I got close to the town when I was about half a mile away from the town. I stopped to rest Wan. He was really tired and needed lots of water. I was filling up a water bowl when the bandits stroke. They dropped out of the trees with dagger in hand. There was five of them and they all surrounded me and Wan with big gleaming daggers. I tightly gripped the water bowl in my hand. When the first one moved forward I splashed the water on his face and threw the bowl and another one. Then I jumped on to Wan back and made him run as fast as he could. I rode as fast as I could and did not slow down till I got to the town and told the head of the town that bandits attacked me and that he should tell everybody to be alerted. The head of the town said settle down I’ll get some water and food for your horse and yourself and tell the town to be on guard for them. Thank you sir but why aren’t you scared of bandits attacking the town? Were used to it here lots of bandits like to hide out by the road and attack travelers here, but they aren’t really a harm all the do is try to intimidate you. Ok, thankyou. No problem we can deal with the bandits but for now you need to rest.

Red Entry 3

Right now I’m in the town Yanzhou. After the crash I walked to I came upon the town. It’s a nice little town with a tavern and some small shops, but best of all they have a horse breeder. The horse breeder’s name was Chao, which means excellent. So I hope he had some excellent horses for me. When I came in he was stroking a nice strong brown stallion. I knew the moment I saw that horse that I needed it. I came right up to Chao and said what for the brown stallion. I didn’t have much but a couple cowrie shells. I also needed to get food and water and clothes. So probably wasn’t the best idea to say what do you want for it. Anyway CHao was super nice and sold it to me for 5 cowrie shells and he threw in some horse food and a saddle.  By now my once massive wallet was shrunken to a 3 cowrie shells. Luckily the people who lived in Yanzhou were nice people and they gave me great deals on rice, buns, water, and pickled vegetables. By The time I had everything I needed I basically didn’t own a wallet. Anyways Chao let me sleep in his barn for the night. In the morning before I left Chao told me the name of the horse is name was Wan which means gentle and that he will help you through your journey. Before I left I thanked Chao and wished him luck with his business

Red Entry 2

Ok. So it is day two of my journey and I regret so much that I took a boat. The river is full of rapids and steep declines. I feel like my boat will fall apart any second. But I know That once I get out of the mountains It will be less dangerous. Today I stop for hospitality at a old rice farmer’s house. The farmers name was Zu. We had rice with chicken and vegetables with green tea after dinner. After tea we said a quick prayer and headed to bed. Zu led me to the guest room to sleep. In the morning I left Zu’s house and headed out again. Man it is cold I should have brought a jacket. When will I get out of these mountains. There wasn’t much wind today so I had to go down below the deck and row. It was really stuffy down there and I couldn’t really steer the boat. I was rowing hard when I felt the boat lunge forward. I held on to my seat tight. SMASH! the boat shattered. I quickly swam out of the boat wreckage and on to the shore. I looked up stream. OOh I said to myself. Aparently when i was under the deck the boat went off a waterfall. I sat there for a second in shock. My 20 cowrie shell boat in pieces. How am I supposed to finish my journey now I thought. I don’t have enough money to buy another boat so I will go by a different way.

Red Entry 1

Hi this is Red the awesome dragon and this is my first  blog. Right now i’m at the source of the yangtze river.  I’m about to start on my journey through the yangtze. Right now i’m about to go buy a boat. I intend to buy a small ship with one mast with sails and and a bed under the deck. There is also some oars under the deck in case of no wind. It cost me 20 cowrie shells Which is a lot but it was worth it. Now I have a great vessel to travel the yangtze in. Since Qinghai is a little way from the start of the river I had to drag my boat to the river.  Before I started my journey started I made a confusion prayer.An ocean of suffering floods the horizon Whence beams yet the sun

But thankfully, Lao Tse guides us in service to humanity,As the three great religions have also taught Mainly to be benevolent of both character and deed.Confucius has illuminated morality;From The Buddha we've learned compassion;The Way of Immortals urges us toward spirituality.From one root spring three counterpart stems.Once it is well-comprehended,We shall purify self and pray: Then I made a tea offering We come bringing tea to god's altar;apricot in spring, chrysanthemum in fall,hear our sincere, respectful call upon merciful god to bless us all The great way a light to pierce the pall,may each living being your peace befall

Edna Post 2

Blog Post 2

April 21, 329 BC

Its the afternoon right now and I was out in the field for a while with Ai Chen (The woman) harvesting rice for the better part of the day. I am DEFINITELY never going to become a rice farmer. We worked in the field gathering rice next to the Yangtze river, and all though the scenery was beautiful, I certainly did not feel all that beautiful when we were done. Ai Chen told me that as soon as I leave, is should check out the Sheshan mountain.She says that the grass there looks greener than her farm in spring.  Anyways, after helping them out I had to visit the nearest boat seller. I didn’t buy a boat, but I was able to get someone to take me to the border of the city. The man’s name was Da Feng, and it was going to take a day just to get to our destination. Da’s canoe was made of  wood, and was barely big enough for the both of us.

“Here.” Da says as he hands me an oar.

I take the oar and get in the boat.

“It will take the rest of the day to get to where you want to go, so I suggest you put you back into it.”

Thats when I realized this was gonna be a LONG ride.

Blog Post #4

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Now it's the morning and I am still in the house of the old women. I say: goodbye, thank you! Now I am out side in the small town. I have my wooden boat so I could go to Chongqing but it is so far away, like 90 miles and 90 miles in my boat is a long time. It is now 12 am, so I need to get some food. 10 minutes later I see a small village so I stop there to get some food. I stop my boat near the riverbank. Now I am on the land and I see someone selling things but I don't now what they are. I see that he sells fish and that is perfect for me. I buy some fish but after I notice that the fish are not cooked so I have to make a fire. I get some wood in the forest near the village, I make a fire and I cook the fish. Now I am no longer hungry. I come back to my boat so I can keep going the trip. It is now 8 pm, I start to get hungry again and Chongqing is 7 miles away but then I see a noodle seller in a boat so I go to her and I see that it is the old lady that was fishing before. I ask her if she was the girl that was fishing and she says no, but that she's a twin. I ask her if I can get some noodles and I get them for free. We talk together until I finish my noodles, after I tell her that I have to go to Chongqing and stay the night so she said that she live at Chongqing. I told her if I could stay the night at her house and she said yes. That's the end of my part.

Blog #3

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I woke up but this time it was normal. I am going into the kitchen, I see the mom, the dad and two boys but one is missing so I ask the mom: where is the boy? She says that he is still sleeping. Today I am eating the same thing as yesterday. After my breakfast I say thank you to everybody because now I have to leave. Now I take my wooden boat to go to a small town and the town has a good fishing spot. The town is 50 miles downstream. It is now 11pm, I'm in the town and I'm getting a little hungry. I see people siting on the ground trying to sell food. I go to the a lady who is selling fruit like bananas, strawberries, watermelon. So I buy 20 strawberries and 4 bananas. Now I go to a guy who is selling grilled squirrels, I know that's a little bit disgusting but that was the only thing that I could find. I am eating my lunch on the ground next to the Yangtze river. 10 minutes later, after I finish my lunch, I see one old woman who I find to be pretty good at fishing. So I go to her and say hello. Also I ask her if she can teach me how to fish and she says yes. She tells me that one part of fishing is the technique and the second part is pure luck. She also tells me that we can catch some yellow head catfish, carp, Copper fish and Chinese shad. We are becoming friends and so I ask her if I can sleep at her house and she says yes. See you tomorrow.

Blog #2

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I have just woken up, it is 6 am, I sleep very well but something woke me and I think it is some music, I am going to check. I go in to the living room and I see the little girl playing a flute but it is not any old flute it's a bamboo flute. I say to her, you know how to play a flute  really well. The little girl responds: thank you! An hour later it is time for breakfast. The mom says that we are eating congee today. If you don't know what that is, it is watery rice. I'am now finishing my breakfast and I have to leave because I don't want to lose time. I am saying goodbye to the little girl, to the mom and to the dad. I liked this family but now I have to go somewhere else and it's a mile away, down stream. I arrive at their house and I'm going there because they own the biggest mine in Panzhihua. I'm knocking at the door, they open it. three little boys, one mom and one dad come out to see me and to say hello. So I say hello back. I say: can I see your mine please? They say yes. So all six of us are going there. We have to walk 200 hundred feet away from their house to see the mine. 2 minutes later, I'm in this giant mine and it is really long and narrow. For the rest of the day, the father is teaching me things about the mine. 8 hours later we are back at the house and I am ready to sleep. SoI have to say goodbye and see you tomorrow.

Edna Post 1

Puppets Pilgrimage

DAY 1

April 20, 329 BC

As I get out of the wagon, I notice many farmers harvesting rice outside.. My journey started this morning in Wuhan. I am taking whatever means possible of transportation to get to Shanghai. There, I would use the money I had inherited from my parents to make a home. But I would have to plan this carefully, because I would need all the money I could save for my new life in Shanghai And my first job was to find a place to stay. I see a small family outside of  a small wood and mud house, with a small fire pit in the middle. The family looks at me and smiles. Their clothes were worn down from work in the fields, and were torn and ripped. Rice farmers perhaps. I walk up to the family and introduce myself.

“Hello.” I say.

“I am looking for a place to stay. I’m hopin’ you three whippersnappers would help me out.”

“Sure. We could always use help out in the fields. What is your name?” The woman asks me.

“My name is Edna, and its a deal! I say.

Now the man is telling me to follow him. He is leading me to a room with a small bed.

“You will be sleeping here.” The man says.

“Hmmph. It’ll do.” I tell him.

I start putting my stuff down on the bed, but the man stops me.

“Oh, thats my child’s bed. You will be sleeping on the floor.” He tells me.

I can’t believe someone would even have the nerve to tell me, Edna, that I have to sleep on the floor. Of course I didn’t have anywhere else to stay, and it would be getting dark out soon.... So, what do I have to lose?

Zhou dynasty

MONTH ONE:  

Yuck! I have just stepped in mud. I hate mud. I HATE IT! everyone speaks Sichuanese here. any way for my journey I am walking through Chongqing and working my way up the river to Wuhan. now i've been thinking, maybe I should go and interview emperor Wu. I hear that his father had gotten thrown in jail. then died soon after. I must find out the reason time to walk. Ugg mud again! okay gotta go bye journal.

okay I am here at the emperor's door, here I go.

okay so i sort have just gotten thrown in jail, I really dont want to talk about it but the is is my talk with the emperor Wu went.

me: hi king Wu

Wu: welcome welcome so you have come to interview me?

Me: yes I have, now tell me why did your father get thrown in jail?

Wu: well he decided to make alliances with neighboring chiefs but that scared the shang people and that got him thrown in jail.

me: ohy m

Wu :then his alliances helped him get bailed out by giving the shang people presents. .

me: oh. so tell me, what do you plan to do now that your father is gone?

Wu: well first i am going to overthrow the Shang people in about ten days.

me: really? how many people do you have to attack the Shang people?

Wu: oh just about 50,000

me:h,mm and the Shang?

Wu:well i've heard that they have 700,000

me: What! that is SUCH a STUPID idea! You'll never win!

and that is when i got thrown in jail. well i think i am going to throw you away now journal, nothing i can do with you anymore. YES! YES YES YES YES YES! oh sorry i just got bailed out. time to start walking.

MONTH FIVE :

okay i have just gotten to Yichang and... MUD! WHEN WILL IT STOP! Mud here mud there, THERES MUD EVERYWHERE! whhyyyyy. anyway i am lost and i need help but i am afraid because that war emperor Wu was talking about ended and i don't know if that is bad or good. any way he won because most of the Shang people were so not happy with their ruler basically all of the troops joined his side. See i was totally correct about him going to win. i mean i am always right. oh #$%* ! sorry but i have just been informed that the Shang king committed suicide! TO HIMSELF! he locked himself in his castle and burned it down with him inside! $%#*& ! bye for now journal cuse i found my way out of this forest. bye bye.

MONTH NINE:

okay i have now reached Yueyan and finally there isn't any mud so i am.. #*&%^$ %^&$* ! MUD! AAHHHH I’M GONNA KILL YOU YOU STUPID MUD! anyway i’m so sad! emperor Wu just died! he was so young! poor Wu. now his son (emperor Chang) has to rule and he is just a child. Eh i am probably smarter than him. man my feet are KILLING me i have been walking the whole way for nine months they might as well fall off. oh comeon! i have been informed ( i need to find things out by myself so ) i have just learned that that little kid who is now the emperor ( :P ) can't control the shang people and now the duke of Zhou (emperor Wu’s brother) has to help out. oh he also has plans so the Zhou can run their power through North China, not Chang. how so unamazing! the duke has full control over the land they have already conquered. okay so bye now jornal time to go.

MONTH THIRTEEN:

okay today is that last thing i am ever righting. i m at my last destination Wuhan and you know what is here? MUD! STUPID FREAKING MUD! i canNOT wait till i get home. any way on my way here i learned from a merchant that the duke of Zhou made emperor chang think he was important then all of the duke’s brothers joined the Shag hire including him and made a rebellion against Chang! oh wait the duck didn't join the rebellion. nevermind instead he gathered his army and ended the rebellion. oh and i heard from a peasant that a new religion is coming to life. i think it is called confusion or somthing like that but any anyway yeah.. goodbye everyone that it for now.

Blog Post #1

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I am now at Panzhihua, I am next to the Yangtze lac. I know that there a lot of people in this town. If you didn't know how I got there than now you'll know, I got there in a wooden boat. I am now walking 2 miles down stream just for the fun of walking. I notice that three people are farming, one young girl, one mom and one dad. I ask them what they are farming. They say they're farming  rice. I ask them if I can help? They say yes. The mother teaches me how to cut the rice. I farm for six hours, I am so tired because the farming is so hard. I am looking at my watch and now it's 8 pm. I ask if I can stay at their home and they say yes. I think now that they are my friends. I can see that they also have a little boy but I think he is too young to farm. I notice that they have a house made of bamboo but I don't know where they got all that bamboo from. I ask what we are eating, she says it is a surprise. I wait ten minutes but it is still not ready, it smells good, I wonder what it is. Five minutes later the diner is ready, I see what it is, it is the rice that we cut together with some chicken. We are eating outside in the backyard and now I understand why they had so much bamboo it's because they have a forest of bamboo behind the house. 20 minutes later I'm in bed in a bedroom that they offer me for free. See you tomorrow.